ONEONTA, NY - Hartwick's Caitlin Corbett missed the second of two free throws in the closing seconds, as Nazareth held on for an 82-81 road victory on Tuesday night.  Corbett converted the first free throw with :03 seconds on the game clock before coming up short on the next attempt.  The Hawks corralled the final rebound, but a Taylor Vonasek shot attempt was off the mark.  

Nazareth gains important ground in the standings with the win, moving to 15-6 overall and 8-4 among conference foes.  Hartwick falls to 9-12 and 7-6, respectively.  

Nazareth came out with strong in the first five minutes of the opening quarter, including pouring in the first seven points.  Veronica Peck delivered a crafty behind-the-back pass to Lindsey Kelly for the layup and a 7-0 advantage.

Nazareth went cold from the field in the final five minute stretch of the quarter, scoring just four more points to allow Hartwick to climb in front, 25-19.

A 7-0 run over the first two minutes of the second gave the Golden Flyers a brief lead at 26-25.  The Hawks regained the lead shortly after and led the rest of the half, sparked by hot shooting on 17-for-30 from the floor (56.7 percent).  The Hawks took a 43-36 into the break.

Nazareth used a big third quarter, outscoring Hartwick 24-15, to open up a 60-58 margin.  

In the final quarter Nazareth relinquished its lead near the five minute mark, before Julia Brew nailed a jumper to give Nazareth a 71-70 lead. 

Kelly Broderick converted two free throws and a jumper on back-to-back possessions to push the lead to 75-72.  

Hartwick's Corbett came up with a steal and bucket with 1:30 to play, giving the Hawks a one point lead.  That was short lived though as Brew, who nailed four triples in the game, connected just six seconds later to make it 82-80.

Sam Sorge drained at least five 3-pointers (5-for-7) for the fourth time this season, scoring a team-high 24 points.

Brew also chipped in four 3-pointers en route to 20 points (8-of-16).  Kelly notched 16 points (8-of-13) and pulled down 15 rebounds for her fourth consecutive and 11th overall double-double of the season.

Peck dished out nine assists with just one turnover.  She also added nine points.

Nazareth begins a four-game home stand to close out the regular season on Friday when it hosts Alfred at 8 p.m.